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Download Single-Pages NEW YORK LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS NEW YORK LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND ANNUAL REPORT 2020 CONTENTS 3 Welcome 4 Candidate Forums 5 Virtual Endorsement Interviews 6 Forum Series on Implementing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act 8 By the Numbers 10 NYC Clean School Bus Coalition 12 A Greener City Hall? 13 Clean Fuels NY 14 Thank You to Our Board 15 Board Members & Staff 16 Emerging Leaders 17 Corporate Partners 18 Donors 2 2020 ANNUAL REPORT hen 2020 began, no one imagined we would all be thrust into the middle of a global pandemic after only a couple of months. But the public health crisis only strengthened our resolve that combating Wthe climate crisis is necessary to improving public health and the economy. Climate action is at the crux of everything we fight for, whether it’s renewable energy, clean transportation, environmental justice, building efficiency, or green jobs with family-sustaining wages. It’s also the top issue that we demand candidates for office prioritize if they want our support and the top issue we ask our members to consider when making decisions at the ballot box. And climate change is the reason we make clean water, open space, and reducing waste our top priorities year after year. That’s why we are excited to publish our inaugural Annual Report so that we can provide a progress report on these issues to the very supporters who help us accomplish our advocacy, programmatic, and development goals. Even while adhering to strict social distancing guidelines, we were able to accomplish quite a lot in 2020. We pivoted to a virtual format for our forums and our candidate endorsement interviews, which helped us reach a much wider audience than usual. A virtual format has helped our key development programs, including Corporate Partners, thrive. NYLCV also took on leadership roles in several coalitions that are working to achieve our advocacy priorities including clean transportation and investing in our parks. We describe all this progress and more inside our report. We could not have achieved any of this without your continued support. Thank you for generously standing with us and the conservation voter movement. Julie Tighe President, NYLCV/EF NYLCV/EF 3 CANDIDATE FORUMS Senate District 55 Congressional District 15 Assembly District 125 NYLCVEF recruits local journalists to serve Our non-partisan as the moderators ensuring that the discussion is substantive and relevant to the community. candidate forums help Audience participation is encouraged as voters learn about where attendees are invited to submit questions. the candidates stand on In 2020, we held an in-person candidate forum for Queens Borough President and virtual key environmental issues. candidate forums for Congressional District 15 in the Bronx, Congressional District 17 in Westchester and Rockland counties, State Senate District 1 on Long Island, State Senate District 55 in Western New York, and Assembly District Candidate forums for Congressional Districts 1 and 2 125 encompassing Ithaca and Cortland, as well as interviews with candidates for Congressional Districts 1 and 2 on Long Island. 4 2020 ANNUAL REPORT VIRTUAL ENDORSEMENT INTERVIEWS Congressional District 17 Hot topics this year included siting and During most years, we hold our candidate investments in renewable energy, how the endorsement interviews in-person. Due to the recovery from COVID can include more pandemic in 2020, in-person meetings were not sustainable policies, protecting clean water, possible. But that didn’t stop us from conducting the preservation of public lands, addressing a record number of interviews virtually. air quality disparities in environmental justice neighborhoods, creating green Moving these meetings to an online-only format jobs, and controlling the spread of meant that we could expand our outreach invasive species. to more regions and screen more candidates than ever before. It’s a new skill that will Thousands of voters from all around the come in handy in the future as interest in our state who could not make the live event endorsement grows. have been able to view these forums live via Facebook (facebook.com/nylcv) and on our The interviews were just as productive as every YouTube channel (youtube.com/nylcv). election year. Ninety percent of the candidates that we endorsed won their race, which means that our relationships within the State Legislature continue to grow. NYLCV/EF 5 FORUM SERIES ON IMPLEMENTING THE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT Building on a policy forum that we held in public awareness, educate New Yorkers on 2019 to introduce New Yorkers to the landmark climate policy, and develop recommendations Climate Leadership and Community Protection for how to meet those objectives. Act (CLCPA), in 2020 we kicked off a series of virtual forums that focused on each sector of We held forums focusing on offshore wind our economy. transmission, buildings and efficiency, and transportation. and will continue holding more The CLCPA mandates economy-wide carbon- in 2021. The forums featured panelists from our neutrality by 2050 and each sector has its own non-profit partners, government, and industry unique challenges and opportunities. Through representatives. We discussed opportunities this series, our goal is to dive deeper into how including new technologies and strong public we are going to achieve he CLCPA’s ambitious policies, as well as challenges like our current climate goals in a way that is effective, efficient, fiscal crisis. If you’d like to learn more, visit and equitable. The series also aims to build nylcvef.org/CLCPAforumseries. 6 2020 ANNUAL REPORT Our forum on offshore wind transmission Through this series, our goal is to dive deeper into how we are going to achieve the CLCPA’s ambitious climate goals in a way that is effective, efficient, and equitable. NYLCV/EF 7 2020: BY THE NUMBERS Our political influence is steadily increasing as more candidates are participating in our endorsement process and more of our endorsed candidates are winning their races. Our fundraising is growing, which supports our work to achieve advocacy and programmatic accomplishments throughout the year. Endorsement interest increases Questionnaires received 2020 214 2016 183 2012 162 Endorsement activity increases Races we endorsed in 2020 127 2016 117 2012 82 Our relationships increase Number of winning candidates 2020 114 2016 108 2012 72 Percent of endorsed candidates who won 8 2020 ANNUAL REPORT Bills we advocated Candidate forums Eco-Breakfasts for that passed 8 13 23 Policy forums Donors Corporate partners 5 682 33 People who took action New donors Grants received 6,006 299 18 Funding we helped get Funds raised Funds raised included in the State Budget at Gala through grants $3.8 BILLION $900,000 $400,000 NYLCV/EF 9 NYC The coalition is fighting for better air quality and less pollution from school buses, CLEAN and will work to transition New York City away from diesel and towards electric SCHOOL school buses. BUS COALITION 10 2020 ANNUAL REPORT NYLCV Education Fund continues to work During a school year full of changes, diesel with local groups and coalitions across the state pollution remains constant. The coalition is to build support for electric school buses as part fighting for better air quality and less pollution of our Clean Buses for Healthy Niños campaign. from school buses. COVID-19 underscores We launched the NYC Clean School Bus the importance of improving air quality Coalition which includes organizations working in environmental justice communities. on labor, environment, social justice, public The coalition will work to transition health and more to help bring electric school New York City away from diesel and buses to environmental justice communities. towards electric school buses. The coalition is advocating for local legislation that would phase out diesel school buses in NYC by 2040. NYLCV/EF 11 Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams A GREENER CITY HALL? The events give our board The next mayor of New York City will have the monumental task of furthering the City’s work members, corporate partners, on climate action. That includes enacting bold policies as well as ensuring we have plans to major donors, and non-profit follow through with them. partners a special opportunity to To help keep the environment top of mind for have intimate conversations with the mayoral candidates, we started an event series - “A Greener City Hall?” The events the mayoral candidates. give our board members, corporate partners, major donors, and non-profit partners a special opportunity to have intimate conversations with the candidates. We ask about their plans for reducing waste and promoting recycling, expanding greenspace, keeping the city’s world-class drinking water system clean, greening our transportation sector, and making our infrastructure more resilient. 12 2020 ANNUAL REPORT Assemblymember Carrie Woerner joined our forum on the benefits of a Clean Fuels Standard CLEAN FUELS NY The Clean Fuels NY coalition Transportation is the leading contributor to climate pollution in the state and nationwide. is led by the New York League That’s why reducing emissions from the transportation sector is one of our priorities of Conservation Voters and was and we are leading a coalition that’s advocating formed to demonstrate the broad for a policy that will help do just that. and diverse support for New York Clean Fuels NY is focused on passing a clean fuel standard to slash emissions by holding State to create a clean fuel standard polluters accountable and spurring widespread deployment of low and zero-emission vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and innovation in alternative fuel industries. from the transportation sector. NYLCV/EF 13 THANK YOU TO Ann Davlin OUR BOARD Our board members are vital to our work. They provide support, leadership, guidance, and direction for our advocacy and programs.
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